A pneumatic tire comprises: a fastener disposed on a tire inner surface, the mechanical fastener being a first mechanical fastener of a separatable pair of mechanical fasteners composed of at least two fastener members; wherein a) the fastener members sandwich a rubber-coated fiber reinforced member and fix together; b) the fastener is disposed within a region such that the following relationship is satisfied: 0.05≦A/H≦0.4, where A is a height in a tire radial direction from a bead toe end to a center position (C) of the fastener, and H is a height of a cross section of the tire; and c) the fiber reinforced member includes fiber bundles disposed in alignment in at least one direction, and forms an angle (minor angle θ) with a tire circumferential direction such that: 30 degrees≦θ≦90 degrees.

A combination vehicle tire sensor assembly and in-tire wheel balancer is adapted for residing inside a pneumatic tire mounted on a wheel rim of a motor vehicle. The combination comprises a flexible mounting cable secured to the sensor assembly, and adapted for extending circumferentially within an annular space formed between the tire and wheel rim. A counterweight is secured to the mounting cable inside the pneumatic tire a spaced distance from the sensor assembly. A substantially hollow balancer belt resides inside the pneumatic tire adjacent the sensor assembly and counterweight, and defines a circumferentially-extending exterior groove designed for receiving and locating said mounting cable, and a circumferentially-extending interior cavity adapted for loosely containing a wheel-balancing medium.

A pneumatic tire includes at least one balance patch arranged on a tire inner surface that is a surface on the inner side of the tire, and a functional component having a communication function and arranged on the tire inner surface at a position separated at a predetermined angle θ from the balance patch in a tire circumferential direction.

A functional component to be attached inside a tire, for detecting a state of the tire as information, including: a first substrate having a first sensor that detects a state of the tire; a second substrate having a second sensor that detects a state of the tire different from the state of the tire detected by the first sensor; and a connection means that electrically connects the first substrate and the second substrate, in which the first substrate further includes a communication means that outputs the information detected by the first sensor and the second sensor to outside of the tire, and in which the first substrate and the second substrate are stacked in a tire radial direction, and the second substrate is disposed on an outer side in the tire radial direction.

The disclosed technology generally relates to a tire sensor and more particularly to a tire sensor configured to be fixed to a tire in a screwing manner, and a tire having the same. In one aspect, a tire sensor configured to be fixed to a tire in a screwing manner includes a sensor module configured to be attached to an inner surface of a tread of a pneumatic tire to detect conditions of the tire, a sensor casing formed to surround the sensor module, and a sensor fixture including a fixing screw to fixedly attach the sensor casing to the inner surface of the tread of the tire in a screwing manner by turning the fixing screw. In another aspect, a tire includes the tire sensor fixedly attached in a screwing manner therein for detecting tire conditions.

A functional component in which an electronic component capable of acquiring information inside a tire is housed and which is attachable to an inner peripheral surface of the tire, the functional component including a housing having a housing part for the electronic component and a bottom surface facing the inner peripheral surface of the tire, and a tubular part extending from a peripheral edge of the bottom surface toward the inner peripheral surface.

A pneumatic tire includes, on a tire inner surface, at least one housing body made of rubber and configured to accommodate a sensor unit including a sensor for acquiring tire information. The housing body includes an opening portion through which the sensor unit is inserted, and is vulcanization-bonded to the tire inner surface.

A tire sensor dock for installing an electronic tire sensor module on the inner surface of a tire, including a base portion with an upper side and an underside, the underside configured for affixation on the inner surface of a pneumatic tire, and a body portion integrally formed on the upper side and configured to receive and securely capture a tire sensor in a fixed position and unchanging orientation relative to the tire sensor dock. The tire dock may include an energy generator which converts tire kinetic energy into electrical current provided to the tire sensor module.

The invention relates to a system for determining the tire condition of a vehicle tire in a vehicle, said system comprising a number of sensors, which detect measurement values (m.sub.1, m.sub.2, m.sub.3) relevant to the tire condition, and a device for recording data and transmitting data, said device having a signal connection to the sensors on the input side. According to the invention, the signal output of the device has a preferably wireless signal connection to a readout unit, and the device generates actual tire parameters on the basis of the detected measurement values (m.sub.1, m.sub.2, m.sub.3) and directs said actual tire parameters to the readout unit.

A tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending from a respective bead area to a tread. The tread is formed with a plurality of tread elements and a radially outer surface. A sensor unit is mounted to the tire and includes a pair of electrical contacts. The tread wear sensor plug includes a cylindrical projection extending through an opening formed in one of the tread elements, a flange, and a wire including proximal ends disposed in the flange and a distal end near a radially outer surface of the projection. An electrical circuit is formed by each proximal end of the wire electrically contacting a respective one of the sensor unit electrical contacts. When the tread element and the cylindrical projection wear down to the distal end of the wire, the wire and the circuit break. A notice is transmitted by the sensor unit when the circuit breaks.